> Did people love the Half Life series because of the story?
Yes, or at least I did. Very much so. I loved the story so much that I would probably be quite happy watching a Half Life 3 movie.
You may soon get your wish: http://www.businessinsider.com/jj-abrams-portal-half-life-mo...
> It was impossible to hold a coherent thought, given the baffling and paradoxical timeloops, which passed through the ship like bubbles.
I would have loved to have seen what Valve would have done with this.